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rsdsharp

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11. There's good and bad with this.

Wed Feb 14, 2018, 11:20 AM

Feb 2018

The bad, obviously, is that you have to watch it over and over and over and over. The good, perhaps surprisingly, is that you can.

When our daughter was five she wanted to watch Electric Company constantly. (Or as she called it HEY YOU GUYS!) This was 1979-80; Electric Company was on once a week. There were no DVRs, and while VCRs existed, they were still fairly rare, and we didn't have one. The fact that the show wasn't on, and couldn't be watched, didn't deter her.

Today, parents and grandparents acquiesce to repeated plays to keep the fit pitching to a minimum. We didn't have that option.

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Is this a thing? [View all] cab67 Feb 2018 OP

Yes...be thankful it wasn't "Teletubbies"!!! Moostache Feb 2018 #1

Wow! Louis1895 Feb 2018 #4

I haven't seen Teletubbies since I was in graduate school. cab67 Feb 2018 #5

They were at their peak when my kids were the target demographic... Moostache Feb 2018 #6

Welcome to Parenting 101 Louis1895 Feb 2018 #2

YES! Ohiogal Feb 2018 #3

yes! handmade34 Feb 2018 #7

Yes. Children find the repetition comforting. fleur-de-lisa Feb 2018 #8

Totally normal for both boys and girls. They do it with books, too. Nay Feb 2018 #9

Oh, my goodness yes.. Permanut Feb 2018 #10

There's good and bad with this. rsdsharp Feb 2018 #11

Yes...it is thing. MontanaMama Feb 2018 #12

"Who knew the Rock could sing????!!!!" n/t cyclonefence Feb 2018 #13

He's the reason my daughter calls the movie 'Waka' cab67 Feb 2018 #14

Yes, little kids are that way. PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2018 #15